[VHFcontesting] missing log grid circling and undocumented rovers

[Zack Widup]

No, I can't go for that.  If I work someone and it can't be proven that I 
busted a callsign, I'd want it to stay in the log.  If he's not a 
"unique", he will be in others' logs too.

All I know is that I worked someone.  I don't know if he was cheating or 
if he is going to send in a log or not. Why should I lose a valid QSO?

This has always been the viewpoint of contest sponsors. You can't force 
someone to send in a log and sometimes it's due to circumstances beyond a 
person's control.  I once had to go to another state suddenly without ham
equipment or computer right after November CW SS.  I was gone from home 
for two months.  In the hurry I forgot all about the SS logs and didn't 
get to send them in on time. And I caught you-know-what from the contest 
club I am part of who wanted to see my log sent in!

There are always people around here who love VHF but aren't contesters and 
get in on the contests on Sunday evening in the final six hours or so to 
have some activity and give out some QSO's.  Most of them don't send in 
logs.

73, Zack W9SZ


On Sat, 26 Jul 2008, Nate Duehr wrote:

> You guys are dancing around a VERY controversial option with
> "undocumented" participants... think about this one (just for
> discussion's sake):
>
> If some guy doesn't send in a log, all contacts with that
> "undocumented" participant vaporize, for EVERYONE that worked him.
>
> (Yeah, I know that'll never fly -- but that's how a real competition
> would be done.  I'm sure the fur will fly on this one...)
>
> That would make an interesting class -- a class of "serious"
> contesters that only accept those who will document their
> participation, versus the "casual" class.
>
> (And of course, what we need is more classes and more in-fighting
> within our very small ranks... that'll fix EVERYTHING!  GRIN...)
>
> --
> Nate Duehr, WY0X
> nate at natetech.com
>